Sobering experience.

Not that impressive...

well, hello again, my adventures are continuing, and im still having an amazing time. i had a relaxing day in beijing after my trip to the forbidden city, i went to a lama temple and an old confuscian temple, which had lots of atmosphere and was really run down, unlike so many of the brightly coloured temples ive seen recently. and i wandered round the back lanes, hutongs, just enjoying their atmosphere. and the next day i had yet another early start, as i went o...

ok, so i forgot to mention the reason for the title of the last entry - but not many of you noticed. maybe noones reading! its not all that interesting, just that when i was in ulan ude, sitting in the main plaza,enjoying the sunshine, i saw five wedding groups and also a funeral procesion. the body was brought out in an opentop coffin, to the music of a brass band, then the mourners followed as it was carried off across the plaza and away somewhere... anyway, i ...